Justin King

Flacco didn't have confidence in his young receivers. Smith couldn't get open against NFL cornerbacks or catch the ball when he did. The Ravens' already maligned passing game was in even more trouble without Lee Evans.

Two offensive plays into the Ravens 37-7 dismantling Sunday of the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome, Flacco and Smith threw serious doubt into those conclusions. One quarter in, they made them and the woefully overmatched Rams look downright foolish.

Flacco hit the rookie Smith for three first-quarter touchdowns, the aerial display part of a record-setting afternoon for the Ravens offense and their...

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Joe Flacco and Torrey Smith heard it all week.
Flacco didn't have confidence in his young receivers. Smith couldn't get open against NFL cornerbacks or catch the ball when he did. The Ravens' already maligned passing game was in even more trouble without...